Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Newbury, Stoke, Banbury, Warrington
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications

500 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Vodafone, a mobile telephone service provider, is to cut 500 jobs across the UK. The firm, which employs 10000 people in the UK, is to cut 170 jobs at its headquarters in Newbury, 180 in Stoke, and a further 150 at its sites in Banbury and Warrington. The company is making the cuts in an effort to reduce its costs. As of 1 March 2009 no date has been set for when these redundancies will occur.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Vodafone, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 68381, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68381.